Accura Healthcare of Carroll
2241 North West Street, Carroll IA 51401 · (712) 792-9284 · 62.81% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
With an address in Carroll, Iowa, Accura Healthcare of Carroll is one of a mere three facilities in this area. This nursing home proved to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B. This nursing home truly has plenty working in its favor. This nursing home is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of our major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 96 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this facility also earned an elite long-term care grade. We awarded them one of our higher scores in that category, with an A. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia tragically can be a life or death health condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't leave this to chance. This place also keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had only 1.16 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a much lower hospitalization rate than the average nursing home.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that area, which is one of our best grades. This is one of the few nursing homes with an overall grade in this range which received multiple category grades this high. Inspection grades are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's inspections. Places that receive favorable grades in this area typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. While this wasn't quite as good as some of its other category grades, this isn't a bad score either. In computing a facility's nursing grade, we consider the amount of time nurses spend with residents as well as the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home averages 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident daily, which is not an impressive total. Lastly, while this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of our quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this area.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our final category, this nursing home received a grade of C for short-term care, which is a respectable grade. Our short-term care grades are important for residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 38 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Accura Healthcare of Carroll Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better